The City of Lafayette (pop. 24,000) prides itself on its vibrant downtown, beautiful tree-studded hillsides and great schools. Lafayette residents expect personalized service to deliver customized solutions to the community’s unique engineering and public works priorities. This position will be part of the team whose mission is to meet that challenge, and to ensure that Lafayette retains its semi-rural character and "small town" downtown feel.

The position includes both professional field and office work related to the management, planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) primarily for streets, drains, and walkways. The successful candidate will be hired as an Assistant or an Associate depending on the level of experience and qualifications.

This is a challenging job in a great city! The new Engineer will be joining a staff of dedicated, energetic and fun professionals.

The final filing date is March 2, 2018. You must fill out an on-line application at www.lovelafayette.org/jobs as well as submit supporting materials. Candidates with the most relevant qualifications will be invited to interviews in mid-March with a start date in April.

The Assistant/Associate Engineer is part of the Engineering Services Department and performs the following major duties:

Plans, designs, and inspects civil engineering construction projects.

Reviews construction plans to verify compliance with City, State, Federal, and/or industry standards and requirements for public works infrastructure.

In addition to familiarity with civil engineering principles, procedures, methods, materials and techniques used in public works projects, qualified candidates should have the ability to communicate effectively with the public. Experience with GIS and CAD software programs is highly desirable. An equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or related engineering field is required. The Assistant level position requires two years of professional engineering experience and an Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate is desirable. The Associate level requires five years of experience and registration as a Professional Engineer.

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Additional Salary Information: The City does not participate in PERS. Full list of benefits can be found at www.lovelafayette.org/jobs

About City of Lafayette

With a current population of 24,285, Lafayette is nestled among rolling green wooded hills in the San Francisco Bay area. Located in beautiful Contra Costa County, Lafayette is just 20 miles east of San Francisco and 8 miles from Berkeley. Lafayette was incorporated in order to preserve and enhance its semi-rural character and is noted for its high quality of life, warm, small-town feel, and stimulating urban culture. The city enjoys top rated schools, a low crime rate, clean air and endless recreational opportunities. In this community you will find a vast network of hiking trails and open space areas, a beautiful reservoir, a vast array of cultural offerings and a quaint downtown known for its “Restaurant Row”. All of which can be enjoyed in the beautiful Mediterranean climate.Lafayette is unique and proud of it. The city was incorporated in 1968 to provide limited services with a small staff and ensure financial stability through conservative fiscal policies. The “Four P’s”: police, public works, planning and parks are firmly planted in the DNA of the organization as its highest priorities. The city contracts for the majority of services so that it receives the best combination ...of price, quality and flexibility. The city’s conservative fiscal policies have placed it in the enviable position of having no unfunded obligations, a large financial reserve and a bond rating of AAA. The city embraces the community with many volunteers and city commissions that partner with city staff to achieve community goals.